Sutliff Tobacco Company Molto Dolce

Holy smokes. This is the Amarone of pipe tobacco. Everyone has that first smoke that just stands out from the rest really waxy over the head Amarone he did that to me with wine and I grew out of that desire of bold and sweetIt will always have a place in my heart but tastes change and I suspect that as much as I am impressed with this I could see myself refining my pallet to a more ”serious“ tobacco and much like amaretto I can already tell I will have a lifelong affinity for this fun delicious Pleasant

This is a classic, sticky-sweet vanilla aromatic that definitely qualifies as highly recommended in the sticky-sweet-vanilla blend category we all love! Seriously, I usually smoke English blends but like to work a good aro into the rotation. MD definitely fits the bill. While it is heavily cased, it was not as sticky as some of the excellent vanillas I've smoked over the years. The nice part is that while it is heavily cased it is not to the level of GOOPY when you open the tin. No tongue bite. I did not have a problem with bowl-ghosting. Nice vanilla taste over the burnt Cavendish flavor. I'd buy MD again to satisfy my vanilla sweet tooth! Enjoy

As a newer pipe smoker, I am mainly exploring the different blends (I favor aromatic blends, although I am dipping my toes into the non-aromatic blends now) to find what I like. Opening the tin, what I smelled was vanilla and honey. The flavor I tasted was vanilla, caramel and honey. It was very damp, but easy to light. I did not have any tounge-bite with this blend.

This review will have to be updated as what I have in my cellar, and what I’m smoking while writing this, has 10 years of age on it. The look of the tobacco can be off putting. It’s like someone spilled bottle of olive oil on it. Very sticky on the fingers. I left it to dry overnight, and it was still a bit moist in the morning. Surprisingly it burned fine. Had a little bit of a crackle on the char light. The room note is fantastic, very much like the tin note, and stays around, even out in my screened in porch on a breezy day. I can taste a whisper of honey on the char light, vanilla, and then the caramel on the retrohail. I don’t get much flavor from the tobacco, maybe a hint from the burleys. I think this is the sweetest tasting aromatic that I’ve had so far. I get no bite at a slow cadence, but I can feel something on the tongue that’s almost metallic like? I’m going to have to buy more, and update my review.

Essentially the same thing as Sutliff Creme Brulee, and to my palate I couldn't discern much difference. Molto Dolce burns well, and it crackles from the topping added to it. The tastes of honey, caramel, and vanilla are strong all the way down the bowl.

Smoking now:

Popped the tin and the aroma is a sweet caramel vanilla liquor. It is heaven. It’s an oily wet consistency enough to coat your fingers, wow. Now it’s supposed to be smoked soaking wet. I’ve tried “drying” it out (it’ll never dry out) to various degrees up to 24 hours. So experiment with that to your liking. It will crackle on the false light. Fun.

Little tobacco taste, sweet caramel, honey, and vanilla. There’s a syrupy vanilla liquor topping that is apparent the first half of the bowl. The retrohale is fantastic. Enjoy with coffee or whiskey. One of the best heavy cased cavendish vanilla blends I’ve had. I see why this is so popular amongst aromatic smokers.

The room note is amazing. I smoke this outside, my neighbors and coworkers flock to get some second hand smoke haha. I’ve been known to mix with with Latika to change it up and it’s oh so good.

Now the tobacco blend in this is the same as Sutliff’s Crème Brûlée, however it lacks a little some of the initial sweetness from the topping in the first 1/4 of the bowl, which is why you bought this and loved it in the first place. Smoking both side by side after the first few puffs when the topping dies down they become identical.

Ok, I have to admit, I was prepared to hate this blend. The name is a bit pretentious and it has a reputation for being super heavily cased. This was a purchase to keep my missus happy. Well, it blew my expectations out of the water! When I opened the tin, I got one of the strongest vanilla, rum, cocoa, choco, maple bursts I have ever experienced. Then I looked at the moisture of this stuff. I thought, Oh god, here we go. I got out one of my "shop" pipes because I didnt want this gunky mess to ruin one of my nice pipes. It actually packs well, but it will leave some oily goop on your fingers. But your fingers will smell so good, you might feel like licking it off. 🙂 Anyway, still prepared to hate this stuff and I light up. It does have a pronounced crackle to it. Then I am waiting for the tongue bite. Never happens. Then I realize that I am taking huge deep puffs on this stuff and its making huge tasty soft clouds like nothing I have ever made before. I'm in heaven! I have never Vaped before, but I see people doing it and am always amazed by the giant clouds of smoke they create. This kind of felt like that I guess, but again, not having smoked cigs, cigars or vaped, I only know pipes. Anyway, off topic as usual, getting back to MD, this is awesome! Like I said, I was prepared to hate it all the way up to that first puff. I am NOT a big aro smoker and I usually have disdain for them most of the time. But this one is very nice, and the room note will knock your lady or friends socks off. In a good way. There is not a lot of Vitamin N, which if that is what you are looking for, don't smoke aros! This fulfills my need to take a break from full English blends and it is definitely a crowd pleaser. Your friends and family will approve. This is my favorite aro at this point, with Cult Militia coming in a close second. Take the leap! I did and I don't regret it!